Clemson survived a brief upset scare against Boston College on Saturday, so take a deep breath Tiger fans — but don't get too comfortable.

You may be in for a stressful night this coming Saturday.

The No. 2 Tigers (4-0, 2-0) are on the brink of closing out a difficult September slate with an unblemished record, but will have to do so in the unfriendliest environment of the season so far — Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium.

The No. 12 Hokies (4-0) likely haven't forgotten the 42-35 loss they took in last season's ACC Championship game, and with ESPN's College Gameday setting up shop in Blacksburg for the first time since 2007, Saturday is the ideal stage for revenge on the defending national champions.

This will mark the Tigers' third primetime game of the season — each of which came against a top-15 opponent. As young as Clemson is across the board though, games like this are becoming the norm.

“We already got the first away game under our belts, so we know how it feels," quarterback Kelly Bryant said. "Of course it’s going to be a different environment, it’ll be the first time for a lot of us going up to Virginia Tech. Not many of us have been up there, so we’ll get a feel for it and adjust.”

Both teams in this top-15 showdown can put up points; Virginia Tech and Clemson are the 27th and 32nd highest scoring teams in the country at 40 points per game and 37.4 points per game, respectively. The Hokies' true freshman quarterback Josh Jackson tossed his first interception of the season Saturday against Old Dominion, but has otherwise thrown for an impressive 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns in his four-game career.

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The Hokies' production on the ground is spread across four players with at least 30 carries each. Junior Travon McMullen leads the team in rushing with 162 yards and a touchdown on 32 carries, followed by sophomore Deshawn McClease with 148 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 31 carries. Jackson's added 144 yards and a score on 32 carries and fullback Steven Peoples has run for 133 yards and two scores on 36 touches.

Jackson clearly found his favorite target in senior wide receiver Cam Phillips, who has 34 catches for five touchdowns and a nation-leading 523 receiving yards. The Hokies' next-leading receiver is true freshman Sean Savoy who has 163 yards and a touchdown on 14 catches. No other player has more than 79 yards.

Clemson's secondary will be something to keep an eye on as it tries to contain Phillips. Cornerbacks Marcus Edmond, Trayvon Mullen and Mark Fields were either injured during or didn't play in Saturday's game against Boston College, and head coach Dabo Swinney said the team could turn to former five-star recruit A.J. Terrell to start if necessary. The true freshman Terrell snagged his first career interception Saturday, which also happened to be his birthday.

Sophomore safety K'Von Wallace told media Monday that he'll be working at cornerback throughout the week.

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While Jackson has orchestrated an offense that generates 507 yards per game, Virginia Tech makes its name on the other side of the ball. Clemson has the more celebrated defense, but the Hokies sport the 6th-best scoring defense, allowing 10.3 points per game.

Obviously we all know their defensive coordinator Bud Foster is one of the best defensive minds in college football. He’s been doing it a long time," said Clemson co-offensive coordinator, Jeff Scott. "The one thing you know about his defenses, it doesn’t matter year in and year out, when you play them they’ll have new names and new players in there, but his defenses are always going to be physical. They’re always going to be disciplined, very sound. They’re not going to give up many plays.

"They’re going to make you earn everything that you get. That’s really the trademark of his defenses in the past."

Of course, it's worth noting that three of Virginia Tech's first four games were against either FCS or non-power five teams. The Hokies played West Virginia in their season opener and allowed nearly 600 yards of total offense in a 31-24 win. Statistically speaking, Clemson will pose their toughest challenge to date on either side of the ball.

These teams don't play often; before last season they hadn't met since 2012, when Clemson won in Death Valley, 38-17. The Tigers have won three out of the last five meetings, and will hope to extend that streak in primetime this Saturday.